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خسا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of being odd or even, singular or plural, and by extension, scarcity or abundance. It can also relate to being insignificant or contemptible.

Derived headwords

خَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    he drove it awayboth

    he drove it away

  2. 2.
    he cutboth

    he cut

زَكَاverb
  1. 1.
    it grewboth

    it grew

Parallel reading

خسا أو زكا، أي فرد أو زوج.
Odd or even, meaning singular or plural.
مكارم لا تحصى إذا نحن لم نقل * خسا أو زكا فيما نعد خلالها
Virtues that cannot be counted if we do not say 'odd or even' among what we enumerate.